Supreme Court Speeds Up Timeline on DACA Case

The U.S. Supreme Court is speeding up the timeline for the lawsuit over the Trump administration’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

The individuals, organizations, and government bodies suing the administration have until Feb. 2 to file their briefs opposing Supreme Court review. They originally had until Feb. 20. The Justice Department Jan. 18 asked the justices to determine whether the administration had the authority to end DACA.

The expedited schedule allows the court to decide as early as Feb. 16 whether it will hear the case.

The justices already have waded into the lawsuit, issuing an ...